project engineer

INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT & HR EXPERTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, SPECIALITY CHEMICALS, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOPOLYMER, FOOD ADDITIVES & INGREDIENTS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Project Engineer - Worcestershire

Job ref: AZ /65156

Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 plus annual bonus, pension, insurances

Listgrove is supporting a global leader for the manufacturing of engineered solutions.

The Position:

This is an early career opportunity for somebody with 2-5 years experience within a design, manufacturing, development or project engineering capacity, perhaps looking for a change in career direction, focused more towards project management.

The Project Engineer / Lead role sits within the EU Strategic Business Unit (SBU), Project Management team. The role ensures excellent project management in the development and launch of new products, helping to drive new sales and growth for the EU region.

The Project Lead will manage SBU and New Project Development (NPD) project teams through all stages of the new product introduction cycle, including design, prototyping, tooling, testing, through to customer approval, internal production sign-off, and launch of standard and/or custom products.

The role involves close networking and co-ordination across multiple functions, in particular with Sales, SBU Engineering, and NPD teams within facilities both locally and globally, plus customers and external suppliers. Throughout the development process the Project Lead will manage and support the project team to ensure that the project budget, timelines and product specifications are met.

Requirements

This is an early career opportunity for somebody with 2-5 years experience in a design, manufacturing, development or project engineering capacity, looking for a project management focus.

• Engineering or relevant discipline degree
• Fluent in English and 1 other EU language (German or Italian would be advantageous)
• Project management skills / coordination
• PM Qualification such as Prince2 – advantageous
• Manufacturing industry experience and good manufacturing process knowledge, e.g. injection moulding, die casting, metal forming, assembly, etc
• Experience of electromechanical products and mechanisms, eg, including Motors, PCB, Firmware – advantageous
• Good financial and cost breakdown knowledge - preferred

Please understand that due to the expected high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the role is located. Evidence of the right to work may be required during the recruitment process

For reasons of readability, gender-specific language has been simplified. All references to individuals apply equally to people of all genders.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin

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